Jury sentences man to 30 years, $200K fine

A Potter County jury found a 24-year-old man guilty of possession of a controlled substance Tuesday.

The jury sentenced Alejandro Amparan Nunez to 30 years in prison and issued a $200,000 fine, 47th District Attorney Randall Sims said in a news release.

Police arrested Nunez on Nov. 11, 2010, after he and two other men tried to sell a kilogram of cocaine to undercover officers of the Amarillo Police Department Narcotics Unit, officials said at the time.

Officials said about $80,000 worth of cocaine was seized during the incident.

After less than two days of trial, the jury deliberated for 20 minutes before reaching the verdict, Sims said. They deliberated 15 minutes on Nunez’s punishment, he said.